https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/08/16/california-bill-to-regulate-ai-advances-over-tech-opposition-with-some-tweaks/

A California bill to regulate artificial intelligence cleared a crucial legislative hurdle Thursday as it advanced out of a key committee hearing despite heavy opposition from technology companies.

The State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee approved an amended version of the bill, SB 1047 by Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, on an 11-3 vote Thursday, moving it out of the “suspense file” where dozens of bills with potential budgetary impacts often are culled after being taken up in a quick succession of votes without public testimony.